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Louise G.A2Kwiziq community member

Vous vous couchez tard?

Asked 8 years ago

Chris W.B2Kwiziq community member

''Qu'aiment-ils?'' I understand why this is a contraction of "Que aiment" and therefore means What do they like, but why can't it also be a contraction of "Qui aiment" and therefore Who do they love?

Asked 9 years ago

Jiamu T.B2Kwiziq community member

is faim a noun? can I say Je suis faim?

Asked 5 years ago

harris d.C1Kwiziq community member

"should" vs "would have to"Hi, from what I gather from this lesson, basically "je devrais" should mean "I would have to", which essentially turns into "I should". Is this correct? So "Je devrais apprendre l'anglais" could mean "I would have to learn English" or "I should learn English" depending on the context, correct? thanks.

Asked 8 years ago

Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In expressing need, when would one use, "avoir envie de," and when, "avoir besoin de?"

Asked 9 years ago

Adrian C.B1Kwiziq community member

L'année dernière, j'ai été vraiment malade vs L'année dernière, j'étais vraiment malade(re-posting as as new question) Bonjour Aurélie ! Thank you very much for taking the time to respond, That's very helpful. May I please clarify to ensure I understand? So the use of Le Passé Composé draws attention to a specific instance or time when the speaker was sick last year - for example, if during the month of February s/he had been very ill and was referring to this, it would be correct to say L'année dernière, j'ai été vraiment malade. However, if the speaker is referring more generally to having been ill, perhaps even on several different occasions throughout the year and not drawing attention to a specific occasion of being ill, it would be correct to use L'année dernière, j'étais vraiment malade. Can it be said that Le Passé Composé is more likely to be used to draw attention to the sickness, whereas the use of L'Imparfait might be used if one were drawing attention to the nature of last year rather than particularly drawing attention to the sickness? I know it's a different question, but could you also please let me know if it is acceptable to say: j'ai été mangé (I have been eating) - and whether it is a common construction in French. Many thanks again!

Asked 9 years ago

Lewis S.C1Kwiziq community member

Qui doen't contract before a vowel

Qu'est-ce que tu penses?

but,

Qui est-ce qui vient ce soir?

Just wondering why 'Qui', which ends in a vowel, wouldn't contract when the following word begins with a vowel, as does the example with 'Que'?

Asked 7 years ago

Emma C.B1Kwiziq community member

content or contente?

'mais je suis aussi content parce que je vais revoir mon ami Thomas.'

Should it be "mais je suis aussi contente"?

Asked 5 years ago

David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pounds are not used in any French-speaking countries - are they?

Why does Kwiziq (and some other apps that teach French) make use of "livre" (meaning "pound") in their examples. I have seen it used for both weight and money. France and Canada use it for neither. The US use it for weight but are there any countries that use it for money any longer.

Is it just so we can read historical novels set in English-speaking countries? If so I would not expect to see it used so often when there must be many more useful vocab words that we could be encouraged to memorize.

Asked 7 years ago

Andrew S.A1Kwiziq community member

Does 'J'espère que cela vous aiderait' translate as 'I hope that this helped you.'?

Asked 8 years ago

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